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...then, the relationship between him and the facility was poisoned--and not only because Yoder never cooperated with treatment. Equip for Equality, a Chicago-based nonprofit for the disabled, has twice accused Chester of making false entries in Yoder's records; Chester staff allegedly lied in the 1999 reports by saying Yoder had called an Equip for Equality office and threatened violence. At the time, Chester director Hardy stood by the first report. He never responded to the second and now says he doesn't recall the incident...
Bullied, annoyed--or frightened. Most folks wouldn't appreciate Yoder's insistent calls; he can rant if he doesn't get quick action. Chester now prohibits Yoder from calling at least a dozen people who have complained about his phone manners. Even Equip for Equality, the nonprofit that accused Chester of writing spurious reports on Yoder, reluctantly told the facility earlier this year that Yoder had begun making inappropriate calls. Group officials say he left a message in January in which he promised to "f___ you up the ass in the newspapers" for not fighting hard enough...
...Playing on these yearnings, Sony is now working on the SDR-4X, a gnome-sized humanoid bot that can sing, dance, kick a ball?and chat. The company plans to equip the device with a 60,000-word vocabulary and the ability to recognize 10 human faces and voices. The SDR-4X could hit the market as early as next year, but it will cost a good chunk of an annual salary. Sony doesn't expect to sell many. The SDR-4X "is a symbolic product," Amagai concedes...
...Regulatory Commission ordered a review of security at the U.S.'s 103 nuclear plants. But the agency has yet to close glaring security holes. On Nov. 7 the government lifted a temporary ban on the use of airspace over nuclear plants, and officials say they don't plan to equip them with antiaircraft weapons, as the French do. Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, says, "The agencies responsible...have not increased the security requirements to adequately match the threat we all know exists...
GEORGIA Strategic Presence The first contingent of U.S. special forces arrived to assist local troops in counterterrorism operations. Some 200 military instructors will be involved in the mission to train and equip Georgian soldiers to tackle Muslim extremists in areas like the remote Pankisi Gorge. The Pentagon has said the $64 million program will last six months, but others say the troops will stay on to protect U.S. regional interests...